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Re:Skip the Tips: A game to select "No Tip" but dark pattern... by BrandoElFollito on Friday February 13, 2026 @06:47AM (#47001668)
This is too late, at that stage you have already eaten. I am not sure if they appreciate if you give them the food back.
Re:Skip the Tips: A game to select "No Tip" but dark pattern... by basilikum on Friday February 13, 2026 @07:42AM (#47002067)
You could tell them that you are very happy to pay them the price they printed on the menu and that they can present you with a payment terminal charging exactly that price, but that you will not do that job for them. Basically make the waiter select the 0% option.

But in the end you'll only annoy the waiter and not the owner of the restaurant who is actually running the tipping scam.

Re:Skip the Tips: A game to select "No Tip" but dark pattern... by account42 on Friday February 13, 2026 @07:56AM (#47002199)
At least in that case you can safely select a 0 tip. It's worse when you pay up front and have to worry about a lower than expected tip resulting in some kind of retribution from the staff.